Battenfeld-Spanier

Hans Oliver Spanier's wines are not everybody's darlings. His admirers claim that he makes the finest rieslings in Rheinhessen; his detractors go almost to the point of saying that they are undrinkable. Grown using biodynamic principals, fermented with wild yeasts and matured in cask, they certainly push the envelope. Anyone, though, who has tasted these wines after a few years' bottle age will have more understanding for the unforgiving character of their youth. In any case, he certainly made some excellent 2010s in a vintage where few others were up to the task. Also recommended: 2010 Hohen-Sulzen Weissburgunder (86), 2010 Silvaner Trocken (85), 2010 Hohen-Sulzen Silvaner Trocken (87), 2010 Riesling Trocken (85), 2010 Riesling Trocken Eisbach (86), 2010 Riesling Trocken Konigsklasse (87), 2010 Molsheimer Riesling Trocken (88), 2009 Pinot Noir (86), 2009 Hohen-Sulzen Kirchenstuck Pinot Noir Grosses Gewachs (87).

From Germany 2010 (Jan 2012) by Joel B. Payne

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2010 Hohen-Sulzer Kirchenstuck Riesling Grosses Gewachs

Release Price: $79

Color: White

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2010 Hohen Sulzer Riesling Trocken

Release Price: $29

Color: White

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2010 Florsheimer Frauenberg Riesling Trocken Grosses Gewachs

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